Girls Night Out

An old fashioned holiday spirit awakens in the tiny town of Comfort .

Grab your girlfriends and join local merchants for a magical evening of shopping and yuletide refreshments!

Tuesday, November 15

4:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Fabulous door prizes

814 A Texas Bistro

Accents and Flowers

Antiques on High

Antiquities, Etc.

Blackbird Antiques

Comfort Antique Mall

Comfort Candle Company

Comfort Cellars Winery

Comfort Common

Comfort Crockery ~

Comfort Stampede

Cypress Creek Antiques

High’s Café and Store

Juniper Green Antiques

Kat’s Unique Gifts

Stuff ‘N’ More

Sweet Comfort

The Plaid Goat

The Heart Cottage

The Tinsmith’s Wife

Turkey Ridge Trading Company

Wilson-Clements Antiques

Ceramic Tile downstairs. Nice views. Decks on 2 levels. Fully fenced back yard. Shows well. Reduced!  Great place to call Home!   830-995-2511

Lot is in Kendall County Water Control District so public water and sewer is available. Tap fee applies.  Minimal restrictions. Contact Julie for more information. 830-995-2511

Residential Real Estate Sales for the first 4 months of 2011 improved slightly over last year. 84 Sales vs. 81 last year. Also showing improvement was average sales price which increased from $314,055 to $319,152.

2007 was the height of the market.  The market is currently down about 40% from that point.  Sales are taking more than twice the time to sell and are selling at a deeper discount from original list price than that time period.

Thankfully, the sales curve is finally on an upswing. We have noticed that the number of distressed properties are decreasing. Inventory, however, is increasing daily.

It will be interesting to see how this year plays out … whether sales will grow stronger and eat up the inventory or whether inventory will not be absorbed and a “glut” by year end will create more distress situations.  We remain optimistic … but are ever watching the market to stay abreast of the situation.  For all of your real estate needs, give us a call.

Scarecrow sightings are already taking place in the town of Comfort (centered between Kerrville, Bandera, Fredericksburg & Boerne).

Residents and local businesses in Comfort are getting ready to participate in the annual “Scarecrow Invasion”. The  Scarecrow Invasion Kickoff  is October 16th and will be held  in the downtown Historic District. Enjoy scarecrow creations, take pictures with live scarecrows, get your face painted,visit the pumpkin patch and get down with the music. Comfort Chamber of Commerce will be giving fun awards to the brightest and most clever scarecrow stars so come join us for the festivities.

We invite everyone to participate.  All you need is to grab some old overalls, a few pumpkins along with your imagination and help welcome in the season by casting your own scarecrow scene.

Scarecrows will continue to be on display through November 2nd.  Come enjoy the Fall in Comfort!

Scarecrow Invasion Kickoff  Oct. 16th  10 am- 2pm

Scarecrow Invasion  Oct. 15- Nov. 2

Images of Fall in the Hill Country

by Benjamin Brooks

In come the cool damp mornings that awaken the mind,

the hills display their fall wardrobe of color,

the sunsets are everything that is cozy,

Like a blazing cup of hot chocolate

Excitement stirs for the holidays

PULL OVER!

Come experience the fall in Comfort. It’s time to shop and browse the charming items at the 24th annual Comfort Village Antique Show. For 2 days you  can view and purchase many special collectibles from generations before.

Comfort Village Antique Show – Oct. 16,17   Sat 10 am – 5pm   Sun 10am- 4pm

On the other hand, residential sales are down so far this year. As I quickly look through the residential sales so far in 2010 (14 so far compared to 16 last year during the same time period), I am reminded that many of them were at deep discounts from original list price. The average list price to sales price ratio was 88.4%

As for the outlook for THE ENTIRE HILL COUNTRY for the balance of the year, here are some things to consider:

Tax rates are set to increase next year. Current land owners: This year may be an opportune time to realize gains on real estate at lower tax rates.

There is currently a “glut” of residential properties on the market.  Since there is so much competition, homes that are “average” just aren’t selling.  Prices are being reduced time and time again in order to get market attention. As such, we believe that by end of year there will be some great “buys” on homes that need a little TLC.

We’d love to serve you whatever your real estate needs are.  We work from Leon Springs to Mountain Home, Bandera to Johnson City.  Give us a call!